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- Path: sparky!uunet!microme!mikeh
- From: mikeh@microme.uucp (Michael L. Hasenfratz)
- Subject: Re: higher resolutions for Win-OS2
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.181306.28287@microme.uucp>
- Organization: Micro Memory Inc., Chatsworth, Ca.
- References: <1992Aug18.042019.24714@sarah.albany.edu>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 18:13:06 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug18.042019.24714@sarah.albany.edu> pv9955@albnyvms.bitnet writes:
- >I finally succeeded i installing OS2 on my Gateway 486sx25 with ATI Ultra.
- >I am using the Ultra drivers from OS2 1.3 in 800x600, and all seems to
- >be working fine.
- >But I would just like to know a few things.
- >How can I increase the resolution of WIN-OS2 and Windoze apps run under OS2?
- >Even though the OS2 desktop is in 800x600, the Windows stuff runs in VGA.
- >Or at least that's what it looks like. I was able to run Windows within
- >windows on the desktop (is that what is meant by "Seamless Windows"?),
- >but it looked like VGA. Maybe I am just spoiled because I ran Win3.1 in
- >1024x768, so 800x600 looks too big and low res. Is that the case?
- >Thanks,
- >Peter V.
-
- Peter,
- I've been running my Trident 8900c in 800x600x16 "Seamless" and it
- definetly runs the windows apps in 800x400 on my desktop AND in a full
- screen WIN-OS2 session here.
-
-
- Mike Hasenfratz - WA6FXT * mikeh@uMEM.COM or uunet!microme!mikeh
- Micro Memory Inc.
- Chatsworth, Ca. 91311
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